5–1 TOP 50 CARS
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Picking the winner was
dead easy. Ordering the
remaining four? Not so much
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Price
Engine
Power
Torque
Gearbox
Kerb weight
0-62mph
Top speed
Economy
CO 2 , tax band
5 BMW 320 d M Sport
xDrive
£38,825
4 cyls, 1995cc,
turbocharged, diesel
187bhp at 4000rpm
295lb ft at 1750rpm
8-spd automatic
1615kg
6.9sec
145mph
51.4mpg
142g/km, 32%
Back doing what the 3
Series always did best:
giving an unrivalled driving
experience in its class
2 McLaren 600 LT
Spider
£201,500
V8, 3799cc,
turbocharged, petrol
492bhp at 7500rpm
457lb ft at 5500rpm
7-spd dual-clutch automatic
1404kg
2.8sec
201mph
23.2mpg
276g/km, 37%
Reigning champion of
our annual Britain’s Best
Driver’s Car contest and
it’s not hard to see why
4 Porsche 911
Carrera S
£93,110
6 cyls, 2981cc,
turbocharged, petrol
444bhp at 6500rpm
391lb ft at 2300rpm
8-spd dual-clutch automatic
1590kg
3.9sec
191mph
28.5mpg
WLTP figures tbc
Dizzyingly capable, superb
to drive. If you could own
only one sports car to do
all things, this would be it
3 Ford Fiesta ST
£20,700
3 cyls, 1497cc,
turbocharged, petrol
197bhp at 6000rpm
214lb ft at 1600rpm
6-spd manual
1262kg
6.5sec
144mph
40.4mpg
WLTP figures tbc
Pinnacle model of an
incredibly able and
engaging car. Unbowed in
this company, too
1 Alpine A 110
Légende
£50,810
4 cyls, 1798cc,
turbocharged, petrol
248bhp at 6000rpm
234lb ft at 2000rpm
7-spd dual-clutch automatic
1123kg
4.5sec
155mph
46.3mpg
138g/km, 31%
Once-in-a-generation car
that can make far more
powerful and expensive
sports cars look inept
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